Ponta Delgada, 6 August 2020
The Government of the Azores, through the Vice-Presidency, will support 139 projects in the area of regional handicrafts, with more than 283 thousand euros, which represent a global investment of more than 518 thousand euros.
These projects, candidates for the support under the Incentive System for the Development of Handicrafts in the Azores (SIDART) for this year, cover areas ranging from training to innovation of the artisanal product.
Thus, for training projects that involve a global investment of more than 7 thousand euros, the contribution under SIDART will be more than 3.8 thousand euros.
In the area of boosting the artisanal sector, a bet on the order of 9 thousand euros will correspond to a government contribution that amounts to 4.7 thousand euros.
For investment projects of artisanal production units that are candidates for support, which amount to 405 thousand euros, financial contributions exceed 223 thousand euros.
In the area of artisanal product qualification and innovation, projects that applied represent a global investment of more than 103 thousand euros, which will have a government financial contribution of more than 55 thousand euros.
For the Government of the Azores, handicraft companies are fundamental in the context of the Region’s economy, actively contributing to the richness and diversity of its cultural heritage and, therefore, the Executive further reinforces its support with a view of guaranteeing sustainability and, consequently, the maintenance of employment in the sector.
SIDART aims to promote the sustainable development of artisanal activity within the scope of the regional economy, through a set of measures that reinforce the quality of production and the competitiveness of Azorean handicraft companies.
In this way, the incentive to maintain artisanal practices of recognized cultural and economic interest is considered essential for the Government of the Azores, since they cooperate significantly for the notoriety of the Region, as well as enrich the ethnographic heritage and consolidate cultural diversity as a pole of tourist attractiveness.
For more information, contact the Regional Center for Handicrafts (CRAA), through the electronic address http://www.artesanato.azores.gov.pt or by email [email protected].
GaCS / SB